Film on Rajiv Gandhi’s Assassination

Filmmaker AMR Ramesh, who last directed 'Vana Yuddham' based on the life of forest brigand Veerappan, is now on to his next, based on the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Filmmaker AMR Ramesh, who last directed Vana Yuddham based on the life of forest brigand Veerappan, is now on to his next, based on the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

The film will be made in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi, and will have a separate cast for each. We hear the director is in talks with top league actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Arjun, and Sahana Goswami for the lead.

"I've already finished the script for the Hindi and Kannada version, and will lock the script for Tamil and Telugu versions in the next 15 days.

I'm in touch with D R Karthikeyan, who headed the special investigation team that probed the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. I've also had a couple of enquiries about this film from the LTTE ," says Ramesh.

While Ramesh admits he wanted to cast Amitabh Bachchan as Karthikeyan in the film, and was in touch with him through his manager, the casting didn't work out.

"There were certain political problems. But now, I'm in talks with Naseeruddin Shah's manager, and also with Arjun and Sahana Goswami for the film.

I'm trying to rope in a big name for Priyanka's character. I will start locking the cast from next month. My film will be shot at actual locations related to the assassination case," he states.